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Grab the sunscreen: 101 predicted for Tuesday in Sacramento

By Bill Lindelof

blindelof@sacbee.com

June 21, 2016 9:08 AM

A strong high pressure system is holding forth over Northern California, an atmospheric condition that is expected to produce 100-degree temperatures in the Sacramento region on Tuesday.

The high on Monday was 99 degrees in Sacramento. The maximum temperature Tuesday is forecast to reach 101 degrees.

Temperatures are predicted to bounce around from 94 degrees to just over the century mark for the next 7 days, according to the National Weather Service. The normal high in late June is around 90 degrees.

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The record high for June 21 is 108 degrees, a mark set in 1961. The detailed, 7-day forecast from the NWS for the Sacramento region:

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

Friday night: Clear, with a low around 62.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

Saturday night: Clear, with a low around 61.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Sunday night: Clear, with a low around 61.

Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.

Bill Lindelof: 916-321-1079, @Lindelofnews

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